Bordeaux 2015 - The Wines

We will be updating this page with full tasting notes on the 2015 vintage, written by our Master of Wine, Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler MW over the coming weeks. Prices will be included as wines are released so please keep re-visiting the site for the latest news. To request a wine, simply click on the wine name to send us an e-mail, or for an immeditate response, please contact your salesman directly (details below) or call the office on 01353 721 999.

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The family home of the Guinaudeau family of Château Lafleur, Pomerol, the vines here are treated in exactly the same way as in Pomerol and the wines are made similarly too; physically in Fronsac, the vineyards are outside the official AC boundary hence the wine is a simple Bordeaux Supérieur. Baptiste Guinaudeau considers this the best they have ever made here. 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc.

Vibrant red black, with a nose of sweet, juicy black fruit, with spice and some new wood notes, fresh and attractive, leading to a palate of deliciously toasty, smoky, primary fruit, juicy and fresh with lovely intensity behind the soft tannins. Fun and funky with a lovely grilled finish, you could gulp this now but best to wait a couple of years.
Drink 2019 – 2024

52% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot; approximately 50% of the crop was used in the second wine in 2015.
Deep purple black with a highly perfumed nose of exotic oriental spices, cedar, black cherry, almost mulberry notes, leading to a very smooth, supple palate on entry, with substantial tannins behind for structure, creamy and savoury, very rich and mouth-coating and going to a long, savoury, refined finish. Very polished. Drink 2022 – 2032

£475

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Château Angludet, Margaux 2015 - sold out
Price in 2010: £249

Dense red black with a nose of sweet black fruit, tight with some spice, vinous and almost feral leading to a big, smooth, verging on over-ripe palate of plummy black sloe fruit, spiced with some floral notes and a distant hint of mocha going to a sweet, juicy finish.
Drink 2020 – 2028

We absolutely adored château Angludet on tasting but the punchy Euro price increase over last year’s release still came as a shock. That said, it remains the least expensive decent vintage of Angludet available on the market and, of course, it’s from Margaux, which fared rather well as an appellation in 2015.

£216

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Blason d’Issan, Margaux 2015 - sold out

Vibrant red black with a nose of warm, crunchy red fruits, crème brulée and a hint of vanillin behind leading to a smooth palate of soft red berry fruit rich and broad with ripe, supporting tannins, perfumed and fresh to a lovely long, spiced finish. Drink 2022 – 2030

£180

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Château Boyd Cantenac, 3ème Cru Classé Margaux 2015 - sold out

Deep purple black with lovely grilled black fruits on the nose, coffee and mocha, tight but alluring, leading to a palate of fresh black fruits, tight with big extract balanced by the sweet fruit, going to a savoury finish. Very nicely done. Drink 2025 – 2035

£320

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Brane Cantenac, 2ème Cru Classé Margaux 2015 - sold out

One of the best Branes for some time; deep red black with a tightly fruited nose of blackcurrants, inky and spiced, leading to a substantial black fruited palate with big, supple tannins behind, rich, spiced and grilled with lovely depth and poise. Lovely wine. Drink 2025 – 2035

£470

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Château Cantenac Brown, 3ème Cru Classé Margaux 2015 - sold out

Deep purple black with a big, black fruited nose, quite tight and shy at present leading to a palate of dense, layered black fruit with substantial ripe tannins behind, sweet and toasty, with lovely spice on the finish. Really well done. Drink 2024 – 2034

£355

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Deep red black, semi-opaque, with a nose of perfumed, spiced black fruits intense and tarry, leading to a substantial palate of big, smooth black fruits with lovely intensity, with the tannic structure almost totally masked by the fruit, spiced, ripe and supple on the finish. Drink 2023 – 2033

£385

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Deep red black with crunchy black fruit on the nose, spiced and restrained with a distant grilled note behind. Intense grilled red and black fruits on the palate, spiced with a hint of flowers, focused, vibrant with super-ripe tannins behind, long and supple, one of the best Issans for some time. Emmanuel commented that the Cabernets were intense, the Merlots amazing, and the quality of the tannins was particularly standout in 2015. Drink 2024 – 2037

£420

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Château Margaux, 1er Cru Classé Margaux 2015 (6 per case) - sold out

After the tragically sudden death of Paul Pontallier, who for us symbolised Margaux almost as much as Corinne Mentzelopoulos just days before the primeur tastings began, we felt almost as if we were intruding on private territory when we went for our tasting, even though the property were insisting that it was business as usual. If there can ever be a good time to go, Paul came pretty close to it, with the brand new, Norman Foster-designed cellar fully functioning with the 2015 vintage, and put to full use with the extraordinarily tasty fruit which 2015 produced in Margaux. Just 35% of the crop went into the first wine, with 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot in the blend. Deep red black to the rim with a tight, shy nose of smoky black fruit, spiced and mineral, almost stony, leading to a dense, rich palate of intense black fruit with a huge tannic structure hidden behind, elegant and rich with lovely density, going to a fabulously elegant finish. A long termer. Drink 2026-2050

£2,130

6 per case

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Château Palmer, 3ème Cru Classé Margaux 2015 (6 per case) - sold out

50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot; approx. 50% of the crop
Dense red black right to the rim with a highly spiced nose of nutmeg, clove, even cinnamon, with black fruits behind; creamy black fruit on the palate, gorgeously smooth but with a suitable tannic bite for structure, intense and spiced with an long, intense, warm finish. This will be drinkable early but will mature beautifully for some time too. Drink 2026-2050

£1,125

6 per case

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Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux 2015 (6 per case) - sold out

23% of the crop went to the second wine, with 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot. Dense red black right to the rim, more opaque than the grand vin, with a nose of fresh, cedary black fruit, feral with some exotic spices behind, mulberry and sloe, really appealing with toasty wood notes behind, leading to a palate of big red fruit, intense and spiced with a big structure behind of supple tannins, leading to a finish of cedar, spice and oak with a lovely degree of richness. Deceptively approachable. Drink 2020-2040

£560

6 per case

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Château Rauzan Ségla, 2ème Cru Classé Margaux 2015 - sold out

Deep purple black with a lovely nose of perfumed, spiced black fruits, restrained with some grilled notes, leading to an intense palate of sweet black fruits, tight and mineral, with really supple tannins behind, layered with the fruit, going to a sweet, fresh, tarry finish. Delicious. Drink 2025 – 2039

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Deep purple black with a nose of juicy black fruit, very primary cassis notes, leading to a palate of punchy fresh fruit, spiced and juicy, intense, with good depth behind the supple tannins, going to a tight, youthful finish. Drink 2024 – 2034

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This is not a second wine, instead it comes from a specific plot within the Ducru holdings close to Château du Glana. Dense purple black, uber-intense on the nose, perfumed, dusty black-skinned fruit, rich and really attractive already, leading to an intense palate of black fruit, sweet and spiced. Really broadly flavoured, yet fresh too, going to a long, tight finish. Very suave, a showstopper. Drink 2025 – 2038

£320

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Deep purple black right to the rim with an incredibly dense, spiced nose of concentrated old vine fruit (some very old Cabernets are in the blend), leading to a huge, smooth, dense palate of black fruits, spiced and savoury, rich and long, truly gorgeous and with no awkward edges going to a long, rounded finish. Perfection. Drink 2026 – 2040

£1,270

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Dense purple black to the rim with a nose of sweet black fruit, spiced and perfumed, rich, leading to an intensely sweet palate of juicy black fruit, spiced, fresh and very tasty, some grilled notes behind, with big, ripe tannins in the background going to a rich, sweet finish. One of the best Gruauds for some time. Drink 2025 – 2037

£485

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Château Lalande Borie, St Julien 2015 - sold out

55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon
The aim here is for freshness of fruit with good body. Deep purple black right to the rim with a nose of perfumed, sweetly spiced black fruits with stony mineral notes behind, leading to a soft, supple palate of fresh black fruits underscored by substantial ripe tannins with juicy blackcurrant acidity too going to a long, grilled, fresh yet palate-coating finish. Drink 2022 - 2028

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Dense purple black with a nose of savoury black fruits, spiced and perfumed, rich, leading to big black skinned fruits on the palate, substantial tannins behind, rich, floral and intense with lovely savoury notes on the finish and an impressive structure behind which will need some time to come round. Drink 2027 – 2040

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Château Talbot, 4ème Cru Classé St Julien 2015 - sold out

Red black, not dense, with a nose of sweet black fruit, primary blackcurrant, leading to a sweet and juicy palate with savoury, saline notes, nicely structured - not a heavyweight - with ripe tannins behind and the emphasis on the purity of the fruit. Sweet and ripe on the finish. Drink 2020 – 2028

£415

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Dense purple black with a nose of tight black fruit, very restrained and closed, leading to a densely fruited palate of initially smooth fruit which then grows on the palate with substantial ripe tannins behind, concentrated, smooth and supple, creamy and rich with a lovely long, evolving finish, very elegant on the end, one of the best Carruades for some time. Drink 2022 - 2030

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Deep dense purple black with rich ripe black fruit on the nose, concentrated, with hints of sloe and mulberry and a very distant hint of spice leading to a fabulously expressive palate with lovely intensity, vibrant black fruit, with substantial ripe tannins, spiced and highly fruited, powerful and elegant, going to a superb finish with concentrated fruit underscored by substantial structural tannins and a long, savoury end note. Drink 2025 - 2035

£2,200

6 per case

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70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Dense purple black right to the rim with a muted nose of tight, crunchy black fruit with a distant grilled note, giving very little away, leading to a palate of intense, big black fruit, tight with substantial tannins behind along with some sweetness too to leaven the mix, spiced and grilled to a rich, long, intense finish which evolves and continues. One for the future. Drink 2026 – 2040

£885

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Very deep red black right to the rim with a nose of tight, black fruit with a distant grilled note, restrained yet savoury, not overt, leading to a palate of immense black fruit, concentrated with substantial tannins behind, mouth-coating fruit, fresh, grilled, layered, toasty and mineral, so much going on in here with a long, rich, intense finish. Really lovely, more on power than elegance at this stage, but fabulous. Drink 2028 – 2040

£2,130

6 per case

After a brief period of insisting on being called Pichon Longueville, the Château has reverted back to Pichon Baron as its official name to avoid any confusion with the neighbour across the road. Deep purple black right to the rim, intense, with a nose of sweet, grilled black fruit underscored by exotic spices, rich, leading to a palate of huge, smooth black fruit, sweet and ripe, rich and dense, almost overripe but not quite, going to a long, intense grilled finish of damsons and Morello cherries, with the tannins so supple that they scarcely register although they are most definitely there. Superb wine. Drink 2028 – 2040

£1,000

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68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
Deep, intense red black right to the rim with blackcurrant fruit on the nose, tight and firm with a hint of orange zest, leading to a palate of big, smooth, dusty black-skinned fruit, with substantial ripe tannins, sweet and concentrated, long and evolved on the finish; subdued at present but with all the right ingredients, and with lovely intensity right to the very end. Drink 2025 – 2039

6 per case

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Reserve de la Comtesse, Pauillac 2015 - sold out
Price in 2010: £360

53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot.
50% of the crop went into the second wine. Deep red black with a very spiced, perfumed nose of rich black fruits, a hint of grilled new wood, leading to a palate of softer red and black fruits, rich and intense with super ripe tannins only just discernible behind, with a lovely balance between freshness and structure to a rich, warm, almost confit finish. Drink 2022 – 2030

£290

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82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot
Deep purple black right to the rim with a very primary fruited nose, yeasty with big black fruits, very shy at this stage, leading to a palate of big black fruits with substantial tannins behind, with a surprisingly rich fruit to tannin ratio, and some spicy new wood behind going to a long, intense, spiced finish with a lovely, evolving richness. Drink 2025 – 2035

Dense red black with a tight, stony nose of mineral black fruit, again a hint of tar, very closed, leading to an intense palate of big black fruit, with substantial rich tannins almost totally concealed by the fruit, hints of blackcurrant, cool and verging on austere initially and then it broadens to a long, intense, mineral finish. Really impressive but very refined too. 2025 – 2035

£1,265

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Dame de Montrose, St Estèphe 2015 - sold out

55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot; 41% of the crop in the second wine. A higher than usual percentage of Cabernet in the second wine.
Deep purple black, not opaque, with a tightly fruited nose of creamy black fruit with an undertone of black cherry, surprisingly opulent, leading to a palate of cool black fruit with substantial ripe tannins behind, stony and mineral with a hint of wood spice, supple and fresh, going to a long, creamy finish with lovely definition. Good wine. Drink 2024 - 2030

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A true second wine in the sense that the lots are selected from Cos fruit only at harvest or post fermentation Dense red black with tarry black fruit on the nose, smoky, leading to a dense, smooth palate of cool black fruit, some spice and strong blackcurrant notes, going to a smoky, tarry finish with a medium finish. 2022 – 2028

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Château Montrose, 2ème Cru Classé St Estèphe 2015 - sold out

67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc; 37% of the crop went into the first wine.
Deep, dense black red with a tight, floral nose with black fruits and a distant hint of orange zest, very closed and tight, dark and brooding with a hint of oak spice behind. Tight again on the palate with fresh, substantial black fruit underscored by intense, ripe tannins, with sufficient fruit behind for the longer term, going to a rich, intense, savoury, brooding finish; a really lovely wine. Drink 2026 – 2032

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Château Phelan Ségur, St Estèphe 2015 - sold out

53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot
Intense, dense purple black right to the rim with a tightly fruited nose, savoury, spiced, giving little away at present, leading to a very tight, dense palate of big, dusty black skinned fruit, sweet and spiced with substantial balanced tannins behind, growing in intensity on the palate going to a long finish. A really good effort. Drink 2024 – 2037

£300

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Deep red black right to the rim with sweet black fruits on the nose, restrained and fresh, leading to a softly fruited palate of red and black fruits, with supple, ripe tannins behind (there is more merlot in the blend than in previous years), rich, fresh and offering exceptional value. Drink 2021 – 2030

This is not a second wine but comes from specific vineyards within Château Roc de Cambes holdings. Dense purple black right to the rim, rich and tarry with a feral hint and extremely ripe black fruits, smoky, leading to a palate of huge black fruit on entry, tarry and smoky, dense and rich, intense with a lovely finish of spiced mulberry and black fruits. So lovely. Drink 2025 – 2035

£305

Château Roc de Cambes, Côtes de Bourg 2015 - sold out
Price in 2010: £225 6 per case

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Dense purple black right to the rim, semi-opaque, with a noes of creamed, black fruits, a distant grilled note but very tight and closed, leading to palate of impressive cool black fruits, not lush but very ripe with substantial ripe tannins behind, intensely flavoured and gorgeously mouth-filling, ripe, rich and smooth with an incredibly long, evolving finish; more muscular than la Mission with imposing bulk. But what a wine. Drink 2030 – 2050

To celebrate the 650th Anniversary of the Château and the 25th anniversary of the Cathiard’s tenure, the 2015 bears a stunningly understated special label, revealed at the primeurs’ tastings; the wines have risen to the challenge too. Deep, dense black red with a nose of smooth, ripe black fruits, some chocolate and distant tarry note, really gorgeous, plump and layered with a creamy note behind. On the palate huge black fruits, smooth and almost lush with huge, incredibly ripe and supple tannins for backbone going to a really long, evolving finish. A stunner – obliging now, but really should be kept. Drink 2024 – 2038

Deep red black right to the rim with a deliciously attractive nose of red berries, floral, with a distant hint of cigar box and grilled notes. Sweet black fruit on the palate perfumed and rich with ripe, supple tannins behind and a very pretty, long, spiced finish. Delicious.
Drink 2022 – 2029

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Château La Lagune, Haut- Médoc 2015 - sold out
Price in 2010: £470

Deep red black, inkily dark, with a nose of restrained black fruits, some stalky and tarry notes too, leading to a palate of impenetrable black fruits, sweet and spiced, with a substantial tannic structure behind and going to a long finish. Drink 2024 – 2030

£345

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Vibrant red black but not dense, going to a sweet, jammy red berry fruit nose, fresh and lively, leading to a very attractive fresh fruit palate, again some jammy notes, sweet and pretty with a distant blackcurrant note too, going to a spiced finish with hints of cinnamon and clove. Drink 2019 – 2025

£112

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Dense red black right to the rim, semi-opaque, with a nose of intense, perfumed black fruits, rich and savoury with hints of mulberry, leading to a massively fruited palate of black fruits with a phenomenal tannic structure behind, powerful and rich, almost too much but saved by the freshness and spice, with lush black fruits too, very ripe yet very fresh and an incredibly long, evolving finish. This is going to take a long time to marry all its constituent parts but will be worth the wait. Drink 2030 – 2045

£1,340

6 per case

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Château les Asteries, Grand Cru St Emilion 2015 - sold out
not offered in 2010; 6 per case; 83% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc. A single hectare vineyard, next to Clos Fourtet but on limestone instead of clay rich soil (Asteries is a type of soil).

Dense purple black right to the edge, almost opaque with a very restrained note of tight black fruit, some sloe, but also rich and alluring, really classic restraint. Smooth black fruit on the palate, then rich, structural tannins come in, savoury and intense, going to a rich, intense, long, evolving finish. Really fine wine. Drink 2026 – 2038

6 per case

Château Canon, 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion 2015 - Sold out

Dense purple black right to the rim with a nose of tarry red berry fruit, some rock rose, intense, leading to a fabulously layered palate of black fruit, spiced, rich, intense and incredibly elegant with the tannins only just visible. Precise and linear, what a stunning wine. Drink 2025 – 2040

£650

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Vivid red black with a vibrant fresh nose of tight grilled black fruits, leafy and tarry, very attractive, leading to a palate of smooth black fruit, inky, with substantial ripe tannins behind, mouth-coating and somewhat forbidding yet with a sweet note behind, spiced and very restrained on the finish. Drink 2026 – 2038

£595

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Château le Carré, St Emilion Grand Cru 2015 - sold out
not offered in 2010; 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc; just one hectare of vines which were formerly part of the Canon vineyard, next to Clos Fourtet.

Dense red black with a nose of sweet, almost perfumed, waxy fruit, leading to a palate of fresh mulberry fruit, some cooked fruit notes too, with super-ripe dusty tannins behind the lushness, going initially to a restrained finish which then grows, tarry and mineral.
Drink 2025 – 2035

£495

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Le Carillon de l’Angélus, Grand Cru St Emilion 2015 - sold out

Deep purple black, not opaque, with a very shy nose of tight blackcurrant fruit, some redcurrant too, leading to a palate of big, smooth black fruit, very polished but not overly so, delicious and balanced with a touch of spice, with substantial tannins just visible behind the fruit. Spiced and aloof on the finish. Really good wine. Drink 2028 – 2035

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Dense purple black to the rim with a nose of sappy black fruit, grilled and juicy, fresh and with a lovely crunchy black fruit note, spices too – cinnamon, clove. Sweet, juicy black fruit on the palate fresh and youthful with a lovely smooth, creamy feel; tannins are so supple and ripe that they are scarcely discernible behind the fruit, with a deliciously primary fresh finish, juicy and toasty and truly satisfying. Must we wait to drink this? Drink 2020 – 2030

6 per case

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Dense black red right to the rim, semi-opaque, with an impressive nose of mineral, stony black fruit, musky rather than spiced, closed and giving little away; substantial, smooth, dense black fruit on the palate, almost tactile, spiced and perfumed, with superbly ripe tannins behind, sweet and intense with tannins coating the mouth on the finish yet still supple and ripe; the 100% new oak is all but unnoticeable. Long, ripe, evolving; this will need time. Drink 2025 – 2040

£550

6 per case

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Dense purple black with fresh, floral black fruit on the nose, savoury too with creamy overtones, leading to a palate of fresh black cherry fruit, vibrant and juicy with a big body of tannins behind, rich and ripe, savoury and intense to a long, ripe finish. A real relief after so many over-extracted wines, really stylish. Drink 2025 – 2038

£450

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Dense purple black, intense but not opaque, with a nose of tight black fruit, some spice, not overt at all, leading to a palate of big, cool black fruit, very tight, spiced and intense, fresh and structured. Lovely wine. Drink 2023 – 2034

£180

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Deep red black with a nose of sweet black-skinned fruit, fresh and spiced with a distant hint of dark chocolate, leading to a palate of dense black fruit, almost too smooth, with substantial ripe tannins behind and some toasty new wood notes; spiced with good definition. Drink 2023 – 2030

Deep purple black, opaque, with an intense, dark, dusky, meaty nose with substantial velvety fruits, rich and again primal with hints of mulberry, sloe and damson and dusty black skinned fruit. Extraordinarily intense on the palate, rich, spiced, almost racy but with hints of confit fruit, gorgeously intense with tannins so ripe and so integrated that it was an effort to find them and write about them; rich, dense and really persistent on the finish. What an amazing wine. Drink 2028 – 2045

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Glass-coating red black with a nose of sweet, plummy fruit, fumey, tarry and dense with hints of almond extract, really rich, leading to a very intense palate of big black fruit, with alcohol visible and impressive but ripe tannins behind, layered, with a savoury twist on the finish. Impressive if not exactly subtle. Drink 2028 – 2038Glass-coating red black with a nose of sweet, plummy fruit, fumey, tarry and dense with hints of almond extract, really rich, leading to a very intense palate of big black fruit, with alcohol visible and impressive but ripe tannins behind, layered, with a savoury twist on the finish. Impressive if not exactly subtle. Drink 2028 – 2038

£565

6 per case

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Vieux Château Mazerat, Grand Cru St Emilion 2015 - sold out
not offered in 2010; 6 per case; 65% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc. Next to Angélus, the most recent addition to the Maltus portfolio in 2008, and next to the Dôme vineyard.

Deep red black to the edge with savoury black fruits on the nose, olives too, restrained, leading to a sweet, ripe palate with tight black fruits, almost too smooth but then the tannins come through, intense and closed, rich and substantial on the finish with a grilled back note. Drink 2027 – 2038

£325

6 per case

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Deep red black, not opaque, with a nose of sweet black fruit, rich and layered with distant hints of blackcurrant but also restrained; dense black fruit on the palate, not lush but cool and fresh, with substantial sweet ripe tannins behind, intense and structured with spice and lovely minerality on the long, fresh, delicious finish. Wonderfully poised, restrained but with so much going on. Drink 2022 – 2030

£145

Lalande de Pomerol

Château la Fleur de Boüard, Lalande de Pomerol 2015 - sold out
not offered in 2010

Deep red black; reductive on the nose with impressive savoury, meaty black fruits leading to a palate of smooth black fruit, tannins more supple and integrated than usual, very big wine, smooth, rich, and evolving to a long finish. Really good Fleur de Boüard from the team at Angélus. Drink 2024 – 2030

Dense purple black to the rim, semi-opaque, with a nose of fresh, creamed black fruit, mulberry and spice, leading to an intense palate of spiced black fruit, cool on entry, fresh and intense with substantial tannins behind, ripe and supple, going to a long, inky finish. Deliciously approachable already. Drink 2023 – 2030

Magnums, double magnums and imperials are also available. Please ask us for details.

£195

6 per case

Château Bourgneuf, Pomerol 2015 - sold out
Price in 2010: £310

90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc
Deep red black with creamy black fruit on the nose, grilled and rich, lightly spiced and with a distant hint of oak, leading to a palate of creamed black fruit on entry, rich and intense with substantial, supple ripe tannins behind, lovely density and texture, creamy yet serious with rich tannins and a long, structured finish which carries on evolving. A really fine Bourgneuf. Drink 2024 – 2032

£295

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Château Certan de May, Pomerol 2015 - sold out
Price in 2010: £840

80% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon
Jean-Claude Berrouet is now the consultant here. Vibrant red black with a very tight nose, closed with some spiced red and black fruit behind but very reticent at this stage, leading to an initially equally closed palate then rich, dense, intense black fruits follow through with substantial ripe tannins behind, as dense as the fruit they are supporting, with a rich, grilled back note and a long, spiced, creamed finish. Really impressive.
Drink 2025 – 2034

£800

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Vibrant red black right to the rim, with a nose of sweet, fresh, tarry, concentrated inky black fruits, multi-layered, focused and ripe leading to a palate of big black fruit, less perfumed and less overt than usual at this stage with substantial ripe tannins, really intense, going to a long, evolving, creamy finish. Deliciously mineral and fresh on the finish. Lovely wine. Drink 2028 – 2040

Magnums, double magnums and imperials are also available. Please ask us for details.

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Dense purple black with a nose of sweet, tarry black fruit, sloes, dense and dark, intensely spiced and really alluring, gorgeous. On the palate rich, perfumed black fruits almost too smooth until the tannins kick in with enough acidity to balance but not overwhelm; feral notes, almost savoury, with a lovely ethereal note, incredibly balanced and racy with a long, overt, layered finish. Truly gorgeous. Drink 2028 – 2040

£795

6 per case

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Château Gazin, Pomerol 2015 - sold out
Price in 2010 £575

Intense purple black to the rim, semi-opaque with huge, savoury, meaty black fruit on the nose, spiced with Morello cherry, leading to substantial, extracted black fruits on the palate with a massive, ripe, tannic structure behind, spiced but very forbidding at present, with lovely rich intensity on the end. Drink 2028 – 2040

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Château Hosanna, Pomerol 2015 - sold out
Price in 2010: £560 per six; 6 per case

83% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc
A combination of poor flowering and old vines led to a substantial reduction in yield here, meaning even less Hosanna is available than usual. Deep red black, not opaque, with a tautly fruited nose of black and red fruit, very tight and restrained leading to a much more expressive palate of big black fruit, creamy and grilled, sweet and ripe, layered and rich, gorgeously expressive going to a long, evolving, spiced finish. Superb. Drink 2025 – 2040

6 per case

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92% Merlot, 7.5% Cabernet Franc, 0.5% Petit Verdot
Dense red black right to the rim, semi-opaque, with a nose of creamed red and black fruit, warm and juicy, sweet too, leading to an intense palate of black fruits on entry, grilled with some Morello cherry notes, mineral and saline with lovely, subtle richness underscored by ripe yet well masked tannins and going to a long, evolving, rich finish. Gorgeous.
Drink 2026 – 2040+

£690

6 per case

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Château Lafleur-Gazin, Pomerol 2015 - sold out
not offered in 2010

98% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc
Red black to the rim, not opaque, with a restrained nose of spiced black fruits, shy at present, leading to a palate of dense black fruit, spiced and grilled with substantial fresh fruit behind the ripe tannins, not lush but very bright, rich and spiced on the finish.
Drink 2022 – 2030

Château Grand Village Blanc, Bordeaux 2015 - sold out
not offered in 2010; 66% Semillon, 34% Sauvignon Blanc, 70% fermented in Burgundian barrels. The aim here is not to make a classic Bordeaux Blanc but to make a wine more Burgundian in style with techniques such as bâtonnage.

Pale gold with a broad citrus nose, grapefruit and dominant grassy Sauvignon notes, waxy, leading to a substantial, plumply fruited palate of lemon and grapefruit, again waxy notes, intense, vibrant and almost creamy to a really long finish. There is an amazing contrast of freshness and plump fruit here. Truly delicious. Drink 2017 – 2022

£95

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Blanc de Lynch Bages, Bordeaux 2015 (six per case) - sold out
Price in 2010: £130

6 per case

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Château Pape Clément Blanc, Pessac-Léognan 2015 - sold out
not offered in 2010; 6 per case

Bright green gold with a nose of grilled lemon fruit, creamy with a hint of vanilla behind, fresh and leafy, leading to a super-smooth palate of ripe, toasty, lemony fruit, creamed with a hint of oak and fresh acidity behind, going to a long finish. Impressive.
Drink 2020 – 2029

£505

6 per case

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Pale gold with a green glint, with a nose of sweet white stone fruit, some grilled, and a distant hint of nougat, yellow peaches and white fleshed cherries. Sweet, smooth and succulent white fruits on the palate, with a distant toasty note and some bright acidity behind, going to a long, evolving finish with notes of grapefruit, lemon and a hint of toasted hazelnut. Yum! Drink 2019 – 2025

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Deep orange gold with a nose of sweet, toasty fruit, leafy and fresh with a very distant hint of trademark botrytis leading to a palate of big white fruits, again a distant botrytis note, rich but with lovely fresh acidity going to a delicious, layered, intense finish. Truly lovely. Drink 2025 – 2040

£285

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Bright gold with a green glint, with a nose of sweet white stone fruit, exotic with distinct botrytis notes behind. On the palate rich white fruits with hints of orange blossom, the botrytis more in the background, going to a lovely sweet finish. Drink 2024 – 2038

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Deep gold with a green glint, with a nose of creamy, leafy white fruits, rich yet fresh, leading to a richly concentrated palate of butterscotch and caramel, the botrytis notes served with a slice of honeycomb – deliciously sweet but with balancing acidity; unsubtle as ever but all the better for it. Drink 2025 – 2040

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Deep gold with a nose of creamy, leafy white stone fruits, some botrytis and green notes behind; on the palate, light botrytis note, fresh with vibrant acidity behind, sweet, intense white fruits, beautifully balanced but less classic in style and less opulent than in other years. Drink 2024 – 2038

** Wines offered may be subject to allocation and an offer does not constitute a guarantee of supply. Please let us know which wines you would like to purchase as soon as you can and we will come back to you if we are unable to fulfil your order. Please call us on 01353 721 999 for availability of wines on allocation. The 2015 wines will be shipped in the Spring of 2018.

Larger formats or half bottles may be available for a supplement.
If you would like your wine bottled in a format other than 75cl please request this at the time of order and we will enquire if this is possible with the château. Our supplement for magnums in the 2015 vintage is £10 per case and for half bottles is £15 per case.

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